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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What products did Twain consider the profits of in chapter 10?
(a) Oil, whalebone, and whale meat.
(b) Oil and whale meat.
(c) Whalebone and whale meat.
(d) Oil and whalebone.

2. How many sailors did Twain write were rescued after being at sea in chapter 14?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Twenty four.
(c) Twenty one.
(d) Fourteen.

3. How long had Twain gone unshaven when he visited a barber in chapter 4?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Five days.
(d) One week.

4. When was the Hornet last seen by the Prussian bark?
(a) March 15.
(b) April 12.
(c) February 17.
(d) January 21.

5. Which one of the following did Twain read in an attempt to help a sickened Mr. Brown in chapter 18?
(a) A letter.
(b) A novel.
(c) A short story.
(d) Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain say the king of Hawaii stopped doing in order to embrace the responsibility of leadership?

2. Which of Jarves's book did Twain quote to prove Mr. Staley wrong in chapter 14?

3. In Twain's opinion, what would have happened to Honolulu without whaling?

4. According to Twain, how did Hawaiian politics respond to the death of Princess Victoria?

5. How did Twain respond to Mr. Brown's criticism of his omission of Hawaii's negative aspects?

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